The Path to Love

Chapter 41

Just as I placed the letters back on the counter, Xav walked back in. "Did you drop him off at the hospital?" I asked him, not looking up from my letters.

"Of course," he replied.

"When are the Boars leaving town?"

"I don't know, I don't care. Our lawyers have the papers, it's his job to get them outta here. If they don't leave, we have full reins to take them over."

"Good. Can you bring me home now? I need to pack."

"I still don't think this is a good idea." Xav replied, trying to talk me out of it again.

"You're not going to change my mind, Xav. N brought Sam home, can you bring me home, so I can pack? It'll take like an hour max and then I need you to bring me to the airport. My mother texted me and the jet is ready to go whenever I am."

"Are you really just going to run away from your problems? You have a family here!"

"I'm not running, Xavier! I'm protecting the girl I love and my daughter. Do you think I want to do this? This is fucking killing me inside! I don't want to do this. I need to do this for them."

"You're making a mistake."

"No, I'm not. Are you going to bring me home or not? I've got shit to do."

"Fine. Get your ass in the car."

The drive was silent as he brought me home. When I walked in my house, he followed along silently. "I can't believe you won't be there to graduate with Luke and me. What do I tell him? What do I tell her?"

I knew the her he was referring to was Sam, so I handed him the letters. "Give her these. She can open the one for our daughter, I don't really care. This is what's best for the both of us. She will be completely safe, after I leave."

"She already is safe! We dealt with the problem!"

"The problem shouldn't have even been a problem! It shouldn't have happened, period. I put her in danger, and I can't put her through that again, I won't. She shouldn't have been involved in that side of my life. I know I got her involved, but I didn't mean for any of this to happen. I know she can do better than me and she should. My daughter will have a good life without me and if she does choose to find me in the future, I will explain everything to her."

We pulled into the driveway and I walked right into my house, walking up to my room. Xavier walked behind me as I started to shove clothes in my suitcase. "You both have been crazy about each other since elementary school! Everybody knew how you both felt, but you two apparently. You both didn't even give a relationship between the both of you a chance to work! You're throwing it away before it even had a chance to start!"

"Xavier! Stop trying to talk me out of this! It isn't going to work! I'm doing this whether you like it or not! This has nothing to do with you. This is between Sam and me. Just drop it."

"Fine. But you will realize this is a mistake and you will wish you never did this. You will regret this, eventually."

I zipped up my suitcase, ignoring his statement. I don't think I will actually regret this. I started to clean my room, because I didn't know when I would be back. Or if I would be. I made my bed, picked the shit up off the floor and tidied up my closet. By the time I was done, it looked like no one lived here, which technically, no one did, not anymore.

"I'm ready to go." I replied, turning to look at Xavier. "Are you ready?"

"No, but I don't really have a choice, do I?"

"Let's go." I replied. I walked downstairs and took a final look around. I reminisced about the events that happened here, the laughs, tears and the memories. I stood there for a few minutes, allowing myself to remember.

I walked out of the house and closed the door, locking it. Possibly for the last time.

I looked over at Sam's house and she was in the window, staring outside. I stared at her until i saw her start to realize someone was watching her. She turned to look over my way. I waved at her, saying my goodbye without speaking to her, she gave me a small smile in return. I don't think she noticed the suitcase because she didn't move from her spot. Or maybe, she did notice it and was silently begging for me to go.

I turned away from her and walked towards Xav's car. I put the suitcase into the trunk and got in. I took one last look at Sam's house before we drove away from view.

We drove in silence to the airport. Xav gave up trying to ask me to stay, and I had nothing else to say to him.

When we got to the airport, Xav walked with me to go in. He couldn't go past security, so we stood outside of security, looking at each other.

I reached over and pulled him in for a hug. I wrapped my arms around him and then clapped him in the back a couple times. He did the same. "I'm sorry that you feel it has to come to this, man." He said to me.

I pulled away from the hug and looked at him. "Just keep her safe for me okay? She's a really great person once you get to know her. You'll love spending time with her, she'll keep you on your toes. I'll send you money every month for her and the baby. Just don't get into a relationship with her please, that might actually destroy me."

"I'm not going to betray you like that. Besides, I don't do relationships." He smirked. "You'll come back, I know you will. You just need a couple of weeks away, right now."

I have no intentions of coming back. I didn't tell him that that was what I was thinking, I knew he would get frustrated. "Keep her safe, please. Promise me."

"I promise I'll keep my eye on her. Nothing will happen to her."

"Thank you. Well, I best get going. I don't want to keep the pilots waiting anymore."

"I'll see you soon, Hunt." Xav replied, patting my back.

"I'll see you," I replied. I walked into security and didn't bother looking back.

Once I was through security, I was escorted to my plane and I boarded.

"Welcome aboard Mr. Thomas," the flight attendant said to me.

"Thank-you."

"We should be leaving for Connecticut shortly, please take your seat. Would you like anything?"

"No, thanks. I'll be fine." I replied, going to sit down.

Once I was comfortable, the pilot announced we would be leaving.

The plane started to zoom down the air strip and then lifted off the ground.

I am officially on my way to Connecticut.

Goodbye Sam.